To What End - Thrice

To What End - Thrice
To what end
To what end do we
Proceed so boldly
If all we are is
Chemical reactions
And what world have you
Deftly sold me
If you reduce me
If I have no soul to touch
No heart to love
No evil to rise up above
No angels and no ghosts
No real victories to toast
If you believe that this is true
Then I must ask
To what end do you proceed
No fire in our eyes
No steel in our hearts
No magic in our songs
Are we just empty vessels
No fire in our eyes
No steel in our hearts
No magic in our songs
No fire in our eyes
No zeal in our hearts
No magic in our songs
And you tell me
I have no soul to touch
No heart to love no evil to rise up above
No angels and no ghosts no real victories to toast
If you believe that this is true then I must ask
To what end do you proceed
Did I not feel your love did I not feel your hate
And did my heart not beat and did my heart not break
And are these tears for naught and are these words in vain
If this is all we are then what have we to gain
What of all the art and books music and poetry
What of all our memories what of our hopes and dreams
They hold no value then we hold no faith but greed
So I must ask you to what end do we proceed